Why Store Food?

One never knows when the ability to access the foods we normally purchase will be severely diminished or eliminated. Thus, having food stored for such unforeseen times is important whether the event be a natural disaster or some other catastrophe of human origin. The world has witnessed how quickly the need for emergency food, water, and shelter can come upon us. Most likely you will NOT have time to store up food once a disaster begins developing. No, the time to address that need is NOW, before you find yourself without basic food needs, and with few options available. 

What Should I Store? 

This is a very personal question in that what one stores often follows the “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” principle. Meaning persons may choose one of any number of potential foods for storage, and still be making a wise selection. Therefore, we recommend that you certainly do some taste testing prior to making a final decision on what to store. Do you really want to store foods that you find barely edible? You will find a beginning list of suggested foods to store. 

Is There a Difference in the Designations? 

Should I store short term, medium term, or long term food? Though these designations have rather diverse definitions, it seems reasonable that there need be only two designations: Short Term and Long Term. Short term foods generally include foods with a shelf life of 5-10 years and Long Term foods are those items which have a shelf life of greater than 15 years. In our home we have foods which fall into all of these categories. We have chosen to stock foods produced by ReadyWise as well as other staples such as rice, beans, salt, etc…

A list of foods for consideration:

 *Estimated shelf life based on proper storage methods